It is spring, well almost, and some folks are out on the river for a ride which is great. Now the not so great, it is dead head season and things have changed on the river as always. If your going up the North side of Higgins Island be careful. Just west of the last house we have a really dangerous dead head. At mid tide it will be about 3 to 4 feet out of the water and swings with the tide. It totally disappears at about 3/4 to high and guys it ain't small. Yesterday a boat clipped it rather hard but all are OK. They made it to my dock and after looking things over boat seems OK but he was going to head for the launch to get out of the water to get a good look at the hull to see how much damage.

They said that another one was hiding out by Blue Slough but it was not as large and somewhat visible. So if your out on the Chehalis be extra careful until you run the river a time or two. No reason in this world to bang up your boat for a few MPH.